Idonije played for the Chicago Bears from 2004-2012. We all knew that Israel Idonije's days as a Bear were numbered, we just didn't want to believe it. Even after all of the offseason issues with the salary cap and the losses of key defensive players from last year, there was still hope that No. 71 would return. Eventually reality would set in. First, the Bears did offer Idonije a new contract ...

Israel Idonije has been a force on the Bears defense for several years now. He's also been a force in the community with The Israel Idonije Foundation founded in 2007. Today Idonije hosted his 7th annual All-Star Football and Cheerleading camp at the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center on Chicago's South Side. The camp hosted 300 underprivileged kids from Chicago ranging from g ...

Chicago Bears (4-1) at Carolina Panthers (0-5) October 10th, 2010 With quarterback Jay Cutler resting after a horrific beatdown against the New York Giants Sunday, Matt Forte needed to return to his rookie-form more than ever. Forte got the job done, to say the least. The 16th-year veteran Todd Collins was given the reins to Mike Martz's offense on Sunday afternoon. However, Chicago "came off the bus runnin ...